Letters to the editor
Research on Ctg. landslides
I would like to bring to the notice of all the environmental groups, engineers and policymakers of our country a recent research on statistical analysis of rainfall-induced landslides in Chittagong.
This research is being conducted at the University of Regina, Canada. I am a graduate student of the university. I studied several case histories of landslides and collected various data of rainfall from different published sources. It is very important for every citizen of our country to know the statistical trend of landslide events over time, how these landslides are triggered and what consequences they have. Rainfall-induced landslides are for the most part a manageable hazard. A coordinated effort to reduce landslide could be highly effective in Bangladesh. I think the government should consider this issue, take it as a priority and conduct research on it so that the result might be beneficial for the residents of Chittagong hilly areas and save their lives and properties.
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